WALNUT CREEK -- Eric Haynes ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns, the last breaking a 17-17 tie on fourth down with 4 minutes, 41 seconds left in the final quarter as the host Broncos won for the fourth straight time.

Haynes scored standing on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, as Northgate (4-0) secured its second straight win in the annual Battle of the Creek rivalry. Matt Huang's 34-yard kickoff return, and a 15-yard penalty on Las Lomas (2-2) for unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of the play, set up Northgate at the Knights' 36 on the tiebreaking drive.

Nick Mastrelli's 10-yard touchdown run with 1:37 left sealed it for the Broncos. Las Lomas quarterback Ben Wood completed four passes and drove the Knights to the Northgate 9 with under 1 minute left but lost a fumble on Las Lomas' final offensive play.

Wood passed for 220 yards, and nine of his 11 completions went to Johnny Marinchak. Wood and Marinchak teamed up for a 63-yard scoring completion in the second quarter to put Las Lomas ahead 14-3 with 10:06 left in the first half.

Zack Fulks ran for 51 yards on the Knights' first five offensive plays, capping his one-man drive with a 1-yard scoring plunge to give Las Lomas a 7-0 lead. But he ran just six times for 25 yards the rest of the way, and Northgate outscored Las Lomas 28-3 over the game's final 34 minutes.